Pseudogygites latimarginatus Hall 1847 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Alternative combinations: Asaphus latimarginata, Ogygites latimarginatus

Synonyms: Asaphus canadensis Chapman 1856, Basilicus canadensis Chapman 1856, Ogygites canadensis Chapman 1856, Pseudogygites canadensis Chapman 1856

Belongs to Pseudogygites according to T. E. Bolton 2000

See also Liberty 1969, Ludvigsen 1979 and Ruedemann and Ehlers 1924

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (12: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario collections), United States (3: Michigan)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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